Diabetic Freebies?

happychikadee

Elliebell wrote:

My OH was thinking about doing the isulin pump, but he has concerns about it. How do you find it? Is it easy to use?

I found out about it from the diabetic nurse at my diabetes centre. About 4 years ago I started losing all symptoms of having a hypo and would slip into a coma. I live alone with my daughter and shw was 5 when she first found me and amazingly phoned for an ambulance to come and wake mummy. After going to see the consultants several times I was turned away and told to monitor my diabetes more closely. I gave up going to the diabetes clinic as I didnt see any point as they wernt telling me anything I didnt already know or trying to help me. Last year I bumped into a friend who was working at the diabteic clinic and she suggested trying again. The insulin pumps are now available on nhs. To buy one costs £2700 and about £1000 a year for everything you need to go with it. Different areas have different amounts they can spend and if I lived near my sister in Reading I would have been given one years ago. I was told my the diabteic nurse that the criteria to get a pump in my area are, (1) you are unable to recognise your hypo's (2) You have tried every avenue but are still unable to control your blood sugar levels (3) you have to complete the course. Once I had finished the course I was then given the option of the pump. I was put on the emergency list due to me slipping unconscious and my daughter having to find me so I did get it faster.
If your OH doesn't mind taking blood tests alot of the time I think its wonderful. It's still in the early stages as I have had it just under a month but so far it is brilliant. You only have to change the site every 3 days rather than injecting 4-6 times a day.
I would suggest you get your OH to talk to his diabetic nursing team about it. I got no joy out of the consultants but the nurses were amazing. They know that having a HB1C of 5.5 is not very realistic and that we are only human so we do have the odd day when we haven't calculated things right and our bloods can go high.
I don't want to get too technical and confuse anyone but I feel like it's working just as a working pancreas does.

Elliebell

Thats brilliant thank you, i will get him to read this as his diabetic clinic is rubbish, at one point he had 5 hypos in one week, all coma ones, its scary stuff if your not used to it!

All of his hypo awareness has gone now and because he was on the Dapane course they are trying to get it back for him, its working slowly. Since he was 7 he's had such a rough time with his diabetes, they've never been able to control it and the clinics do not seem to help at all.

He's forever doing blood tests so that wouldnt be a problem for him!

he will find the above really useful!

thanks very much!

minime_2

alison99 wrote:

it depends on what form of diabetes you have. If u have Type 1 diabetes then you deserve freebies etc but if you have Type 2 (which is you OWN FAULT) then you deserve nothing, not even NHS help in my opinion.


I'm amazed by the total rubbish some people spout. :mad:

Type 2 diabetes is not always one's own fault-I suggest you read a little more on the subject before you post such ignorant twaddle. Do you smoke or drink alcohol, use sunbeds too often, overeat occasionally? What a holier than thou attitude!! Hope you don't come down with anything!

Purplebeaniebaby

vellum wrote:

Quote from wikipedia on diabetes:
Obesity is found in approximately 90% of developed world patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Other factors may include aging and family history

:eek:

we are all responsible to our own health, we cannot live an abusive lifestyle and expect other taxpayers to foot the bill when things go wrong.

I have type 2 diabetes, my Mum has it, and lots of other family members have it. I was diagnosed in my early 20's.

Guess what?? I have a normal Body Mass Index, in fact I am on the lower end of it. So, have done nothing to bring on the condition but be born into a family which the condition runs in.

You cannot make statements about everyone and it be true, as it states in your second post above, roughly 90% is through obesity!! A woman at my work has type 2, yes I would class her as obese, but this is due to other medical conditions she has and is on steroids etc... She therefore did not just let herself go and not care about the effects, her control is limited.

If you do not have experience or understanding of the condition and the actual causes and effects then you should keep your unfounded opinions to yourself.

You should certainly say sorry for your initial statement which is not only hurtful to many people, but is also a completely stupid thing to say.

Thank you!

Tetsuko

Purplebeaniebaby wrote:

A woman at my work has type 2, yes I would class her as obese, but this is due to other medical conditions she has and is on steroids etc... She therefore did not just let herself go and not care about the effects, her control is limited.

What is she taking for that?.....

....cake?

Ba-dum Tish!

:whistle: :silenced:

descartesmum

alison99 wrote:

it depends on what form of diabetes you have. If u have Type 1 diabetes then you deserve freebies etc but if you have Type 2 (which is you OWN FAULT) then you deserve nothing, not even NHS help in my opinion.


I'm amazed by the total rubbish some people spout. :mad:

I also agree. :mad:

Type 2 diabetes is also passed down the generations. I was a walking timebomb with 3 out of 4 grandparents with it, plus my father and younger sister.

As a vegetarian I eat healthier than the rest of the family and yet I was diagnosed with it in 2004.

Re the MedicAlert. If you are on Income Support they may be your sponsers which means you pay nothing for the membershop and bracelet. I did it and am glad I asked.

Have a look at the different web sites which supplies the testing kits. AccuCheck once had a competetion and I won a kit to put my testing things in. LifeScan (OneTouch) also has a good site.

You can get booklets for recording your numbers for free.

Carol

*shaking head over the pig ignorance of some people*

mrsmoneyspender

"....it depends on what form of diabetes you have. If u have Type 1 diabetes then you deserve freebies etc but if you have Type 2 (which is you OWN FAULT) then you deserve nothing, not even NHS help in my opinion...." quote by Riffs

i am appaulled by these type of comments!

it's a good job our doctors and nurses don't have these thoughts as a lot of people would be very sick and dying
my father was a type 1 diabetic ( a non drinker/smoker/and was about 9 stone ) he kept fit and looked after himself but it didn't stop him dying of his condition diabetic melliatus/kidneys/liver/heart
all damaged by the horrible effects of diabettes
my mother has type 2 diabettes and also does not smoke or drink
she had a stroke which caused her to have diabettes and then had a quadrupple bypass which was another risk of diabettes
my grandmother had type 2 diabettes
my friend has had a kidney transplant and is in fear of becomming diabetic
another friends son has had a kidney transplant and is now diabetic
i myself am at great risk of becoming diabetic because of family history and also as i have the medical condition polysitic ovary syndrome(pcos)
i try to keep fit,eat well and limit my alcohol but i struggle to keep my weight down even though i don't eat any sugars or white bread/pasta etc i try to stick to a low fat diet
i didn't ask for my family to get this condition and i think when it gets bad like my father i was pleased that the doctors and nurses didn't have the same attitude that some nasty people have had on this thread
they kept him alive with great care and he never witnessed anyone who had "abused themselves" get different treatment (addictions are also medical conditions in themselves)
the ignorant people who post these awful comments should count their blessings and hope that they are their family don't get poorly
i would not wish this condition on anyone and hope everyone who has or has family who have diabettes can stay healthy and happy and not be upset by these nasty comments

stay healthy
mrs ms

happychikadee

I think everyone should just ignore any comments made about anyone deserving any condition/illness on this thread and not rise to it. To be honest, anyone who I care about knows exactly what diabetes is all about and anyone worth knowing is willing to listen to find out the facts. Anyone who doesn't fit into those catorgories really isn't worth wasting your breath time or energy.

Elliebell

Agreed!

BTW I recieved a blood tester for the OH yesterday! Very quick delivery so thanks to everyone who posted the link!

Meschel

Amazing how little some people know, they can add blame..
I was diagnosed with Juv. diabetes, at age 4 months... I had and have always been limited to everything i eat... as an adult.. ( 35 ) I have type 2 diabetes. Never been over weight, I have always exersized 5 to 6 days a week. Went to appt's as appointed. For some odd reason, This has entered my life, and stayed with me through out it...
I do not qualify for any help from any "agencies". My husband's insurance does not cover any of my medical nessecities, because it is a Pre-existent condition.
My point in all this...
To have freebies for diabetics listed would be an amazing find, in my eyes
( could use with a dictionary I see lol )..
My final point is: I thank each and every one of you for all you're posts. You are the shining light of the world.